After doing a bang-up job of falling down the stairs in my farm home on June 8th, I'm thrilled to wear slippers or flip flops half time now instead of spending night … [Read more...]
Things are looking up!
I love colorful sayings and write them down to remember. Once when I asked a Texan friend how she was, she laughed and said, “Lower than a snake’s belly in a wagon … [Read more...]
Keeping me out of the Hoosegow
I said it without forethought and then wondered where the term comes from, since I have friends doing it. Hoosegow is an American slang term for jail or … [Read more...]
Summer on the Farm
I'll tell this post's story in photos. In central northern Minnesota, the slanted sun lights summer evenings VERY late and sunrise comes early. Somehow, we don't … [Read more...]
Changing Seasons Again
Starting May 16th, I spent three days driving a thousand miles between northeast Mississippi and central Minnesota again. Once more, I left magnolias and blooming … [Read more...]
A Far-sighted View
Two weeks ago I visited two major sites that bring Bible stories to life. The first was The Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, created by the organization, … [Read more...]
It’s better to eat piranhas than have them eat us.
In our Vancouver, Washington elementary school, we studied a raft of world locations, climate zones, and animal species I hoped to see in person. Through the years, … [Read more...]
Uncanny coincidences? Or ill-fated days?
We look forward to some recurring days but dread the return of others. That might be superstition, but there are records of major events falling on certain historic … [Read more...]
Wishing you a blessed and meaningful Easter!
This is NOT an April Fool’s post, but somehow I lost a week in writing and postng this blog. I suspect that’s because I and a great committee were busy creating and … [Read more...]
Don’t take “No” for an answer (Art Opens Doors)
My younger sister, Nancy, developed a desire to paint with watercolors—nature scenes, flowers, trees, birds and other creatures, all in in rich colors. She took … [Read more...]
